Save some $$$. Easily build your own inner covers. Complete process.

[@rachelstone4967]

Wish I had a workshop like that!! I must be the only woman who can’t convince her husband to build a bigger shed 😆 (or buy a boat 🤨) I save the centre discs after cutting out & glue them onto a second larger disc then use them as a plug when not feeding. The bees glue them in with propolis so I don’t drop them. When feeding they just sit inside the feeder shim to plug up again when feeder not needed.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I have to admit, I'm a blessed man to have full access to all the wonderful tools and machines at the abbey. I certainly does make my life a whole lot easier. Great idea about keeping the cut out circle and glueing a larger one to it. Sure hope things work out and you can get a bigger shop....and a boat as well. Thanks for all you do for me Rachel, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@peterblack2431]

Using a Forstner bit, there is no disc left!

[@628DirtRooster]

Such precision work! Looks great!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Your bees would just freak out if they ever saw equipment that nice in their box. NAHBE was GREAT! God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@628DirtRooster]

@@JeffHorchoff Oh, you're putting bees in that equipment? I thought it was just for show.

[@KajunHomestead]

@@628DirtRooster Randy dont we all wish our bees could be blessed with the quality that Mr. Ed gives his bees, they flying in high cotton🤣

[@birdnest5814]

That right..let them ladies put those beetles in lockup. Great work Mr Ed👍👏😊👍🤗

[@JeffHorchoff]

I wish they not only would put them in lockup, but would also throw away the key so they never get out. Thanks for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@КонстантинУспенский-ж4в]

I would simplify the robot on a router, screw a board with combs and push one board with another. Well, I would make a connection at an angle (at 45°) and screw two bars to the template (table) at an angle of 90°, stepping back from the corner so that the staples could be hammered in. and do not manually catch the corner. May God give wisdom😊

[@JeffHorchoff]

As with so many situations in life, there are many ways of accomplishing the same end results, and I like the way you proposed your solution. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@rickyyeldell7262]

Good to see you back at it again. Nice work on the inner covers. I enjoyed visiting with you at the expo. Thanks for your time. Oh, and thanks for the shank.😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

It was awesome to see you again, and again, and again at the Expo. God's peace Ricky. Mr. Ed

[@alecjaquez9194]

Beautiful wood work you do. Thanks for those amazing ideas., anything that helps is appreciated. Even more if save you time😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

Hey Alec! Awesome meeting you at NAHBE and I have to say how great it is of you to follow along with my channel, thank you so very much for doing so. Until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

Good morning Mr. Ed, 20 f with winds gusting to 25 mph... I sitting by the woodstove drinking coffee... thanks for posting, I was getting tired talking to myself... my bees are clustered so tight, I won't see them until March...if winter is as it should be... I always like miter joints for the no exposed end grain factor. Thanks for posting, ya kept me by the fire for a bit... got to go out to cut some more firewood before the snow comes... take care.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Is it true that getting wood for a fire place gets you warm twice, once when cutting it and once when sitting next to the fire. You and your bees stay warm Brice. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@lambbrookfarm4528]

@@JeffHorchoff Well Mr. Ed, it all depends on how far the wood has got to go and how far you can huck a piece of wood...every time you throw it, you get warmed up again🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@daverowden-RowdyBeeFarms]

Saw you and spoke to you at the Expo. Thanks for taking time to allow me to speak to you and say hello. I was lucky enough to bring my friend and yours Darren Jerome and make a face to face introduction to someone you have known from afar for quite sometime.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I remember the meet very distinctly, and thank you so very much for bringing along your buddy, it was a real joy finally getting to meet him, and you, face to face. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dave. Mr. Ed

[@angeldee130]

Great craftsmanship Mr Ed! There is so much money to be saved when you do the work yourself! Always love your videos! God Bless :)

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Denise, it is pretty cool to have access to the tools necessary to get the job done right. And yes, it does save a lot of money when building as many as I built. Thank you for your blessings, support, and for all the time you spend watching my videos. Until the next one, God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@choochoo405]

gm i see you decided to work smarter, not harder! 🦋

[@JeffHorchoff]

The older I get the more I'm forced to work smarter. It's either that or take 4 times the amount of time it used to take. God's peace Nancy. Mr. Ed

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Last weekend my grandson helped me catch a swarm. It was his first time. The bees were so calm. Caught them barehanded. I gave the bees and box to him for hid first hive. He released the queen tge following day but kept the box closed. With a shim box and feed. By now tge box is open and bees are doing fine. My grandson lives 220 miles from me. And i made him subscribe to your chanel. 😂😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

How awesome that you are passing along your love for bees to your grandson, I always say the world needs as many beekeepers as it can get, and you certainly are doing your part by sharing your passion. Also, thanks for passing along my channel to him, he already left a comment. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

Good morning Mr.Ed, love your shop. Love your videos, Ms. Janet is making us some breakfast 😋 We got a lot of errands to do today. She wanted to say your work ethics are impeccable! Thank u for this video. Yall have a wonderful weekend yeah hear.

[@dorishansen1378]

Wowser! Mr. Ed This is an awesomeness setup you have. It's really clean too. I can see you keep things in order. I'm trying to get my hubby to build me a quilt cabinet, a porch swing, a fence. 😂😂😂 I'm gonna tell him to watch you!!

[@eberntson]

Mr Ed, I always enjoy building videos. Seeing the equipment designs refine over time gives me hope for my work. Why don't you use a half-lap going on the corners would be really strong, too? The 45-degree frame cut is just too weak for my liking. It may be faster. It's a balance of time, money, quality, and effort. Still love your show after 8 years. Blessings, Bernie

[@JeffHorchoff]

The only reason for not using a half lap is a miter is so much easier and faster. True, it would give the corner a lot more strength if the ends were overlapped, but I figured with putting 2 staples in the corners, and the luan covering half the surface area of the miter, as well as using a water resistant glue, that should hold up pretty well. Thank you for your blessings, and all the time you spend watching. God's peace Bernie. Mr. Ed

[@eberntson]

@@JeffHorchoff I guess my over-engineering is showing. You are correct, steel is just fine and quicker.

[@jonathanstevens9919]

Awesome to meet you at nahbe awesome experience able to chat with you

[@JeffHorchoff]

It was so nice getting to see you face to face, the whole NAHBE was awesome and I can hardly wait for next year's. Thanks for taking the time to find me and speak with me. God's peace Jonathan. Mr. Ed

[@rtxhoneybees]

Wow, Mr. Ed, I have so many thoughts about this, so let me start by thanking you for showing your process. I build my on inner covers as well. In fact, i plan to make 20 in the coming weeks. Mine are similar to the commercial one but i caulk and paint them so the hive beetles dont have a place to hide. I am trying to get away from the luann plywood for a couple of reasons. One is that it has tripled in price in the last few years. The other is that it delaminates quickly when exposed to moisture. I am going to try out core plast political signs for the panels to see how that works. I experimented with using the refectix bubble sheets as an inner cover. My biggest concern is how the beetles escaped down into the frames when i pulled it up. To get the hole in the center, all you have to do is use a straight edge and mark a line near the center placing the straight edge as diagonal corners. Where those lines cross is the exact center. Great seeing you at the EXPO and take care.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Sounds like the political signs would be a good choice instead of luan, my only thought would be to caulk the circle after cutting it so beetles could not crawl into the space between the sheets of plastic. Great meeting you at NAHBE and hope to see you next year as well. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@marybarratt2649]

Great workshop set up. Tidy too. Good when you are able to make stuff yourself. Anything that can deter hive beetles is a real plus. Thank you for another interesting video Mr. Ed.

[@brucekaminskimd3417]

I have to agree! Could not have said it any better. Thank you

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Also. This week tuesday i was blessed with the largest swarm i have ever seen. Took me till almost 2oclock wednesday morning to box them. And it took two boxes. To many bees for one box. They are also doing well. Today they are calm. Yesterday tge were still bumping me. Today absolutely calm.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Now THAT is a large swarm...congratulations. I bet you are going to get a lot of honey from those girls! God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Burntbranchcreekbees]

Build mine the same way Mr.Ed, because I learned from you. The only difference being is that I find the center of a piece of the lujan by marking an x off of the diagonals and then clamp 5 or 6 pieces together and drill the holes 5 or 6 at a time on the drill press with a forstner bit. God Bless.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Hey Russ, Happy New Year! Now that's the way to knock out a group of covers at the same time. Plus, they back each other up so there is no pull away on the back side as the bit comes through. As things get closer, I'll be in touch if you'd like to come help make splits again. Thank you for your blessings and for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@JJDigitalartStudio]

Excellent build there Jeff. No wrangling in winter, but this is also needed. Time to get ready for spring. God bless you and Mona.

[@clifforddavis722]

Every time you make a video in that work shop, I get jealous. I would absolutely love to have a shop like that!

[@JeffHorchoff]

I am a blessed man to have access to all the cool tools and machines here at the abbey. Thanks so much for your support and for taking the time to watch my videos. Until the next one, God's peace Clifford. Mr. Ed

[@wranther]

Mr Ed, did you happen to use the cabinet makers highly technical term "dip down" while describing the cut out material of your board's superior framing structure? That has been ages since I had heard such a finely detailed use of the dip down technique! You have a very fine woodworkers shop to make boards that keep a bee very happy! All in all Mr Ed, the care you have taken with this video, the attention to detail, explaining your processes so well, must be you have been paying close attention to Good Time Charlie as he documents so many of your bee relocation videos. Hope you have a wonderful week ahead! -Bob...

[@larryoczkowski3493]

Mr Ed... you've done it again. Another fantastic video and explanation in the art of 'hiveology'!

[@JeffHorchoff]

You are very welcome Larry, and thank you for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Just so u know. Mr Ed. This is Evan from south africa

[@JeffHorchoff]

I am now familiar with your new name. Thanks for watching. God's peace Evan. Mr. Ed

[@stevenaamos]

Good morning sir! Glad you made it home ok. Have a great week

[@JeffHorchoff]

Wonderful to see you at NAHBE Steve, it's always a pleasure when our paths cross. The ride home was a bit intense, but thankfully uneventful. After driving over 11 hours, it was really great to go to bed. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@stevenaamos]

@JeffHorchoff I've made the 11 hr ride back and forth from CLT to Galliano LA several times and it sure drains you. Let us know if you are heading east this year! You never know, I may pop up in your hood!

[@Phil_86]

Love the Abbey's finish carpenters workshop! A carpenters dream shop. Only seen one other at a families farm in Alabama that has the same setup as the Abbey. It's great to take bad looking wood and make something very nice and useful out of it. Great job making the covers Mr Ed. God Bless!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

What a great shop the abbey has and what a blessed man I am to have full access to it whenever I want. When you have great tools, it's easy to make nasty wood look great. Thank you for your blessing and support Phil, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@lilklondikeoutdoors4116]

Saving all these how to videos for future reference! Good morning and God bless Mr. Ed

[@JeffHorchoff]

Happy to bee there for you James, and thank you for all you do for me. Until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@BakerBees]

Hey, It was great to see you at the expo.

[@JeffHorchoff]

It was great to finally meet you as well, and I loved the sour dough rolls. Plus, I got Tim and Hanna's salsa by mistake. We will hook up for sure this year. God's peace Brian. Mr. Ed

[@GrammyMidwife]

Glad to see you made it safely home. I hate I didn’t get to see you at NAHBE. We manned our booth and only meandered around a little.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I am so sorry I did not get to see you this year, I went looking for you twice but got side tracked both times with talking to beekeepers. It really was funny, I would take 3 steps and someone wanted to speak with me...what a great time it was. I hope to see you before the next NAHBE, God's peace Lisa. Mr. Ed

[@garyRt23Bees]

You are lucky down there during Winter. Up here in WV the upper entrance is needed for airflow to dry out the hive in the Winter more than an entrance. But often as we currently have over 12 inches of snow, the entrances get buried. SO the gals can use the top entrance since the cluster normally is up top anyway. But I guess the trade off being down south is you have way more SHB problems. I rarely even see them here.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I feel so sorry for northern beekeepers, they have it so much harder than I do. My hat is off to all of you! I guess on the plus side, you don't have the troubles of the hive beetle. Thanks for watching. God's peace Gary. Mr. Ed

[@prakashsunuwar8578]

wonderful work. Great

[@JeffHorchoff]

Delighted to hear you enjoyed the video, thank you so much for tqaking the time to watch it. Also, I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Prakash. Mr. Ed

[@prakashsunuwar8578]

@JeffHorchoff I am from Nepal, and I always love to watch your videos. I really enjoy watching your videos.

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Hi mr Ed

[@cheneysherry50]

Great to see you in the 2025 year God bless you and Miss Mona the time Charlie in your game Happy New Year to all of you

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thank you Sherry, and a very happy new year to you and yours as well, I sincerely hope you will have a blessed one. Thank you for your blessing and for watching. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@jenniferapiary]

It was good seeing you again in Kentucky. I hope you enjoy your hat from beez Needz

[@JeffHorchoff]

I love the hats from Beez Needs and I showed them off on my live broadcast on Saturday, check out the link below and see for yourself. Great seeing you at NAHBE as well, and hope to see you next year also! Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I go live each first Saturday of the month as well. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace Jennifer. Mr. Ed kzbin.infoBzXOKRK6ZmY

[@brettellis1837]

Yep when I had 10 frame boxes I had same board but mine were 3 mm ally plate and flat bar for edge tig welded hole in center so disc of ally left used as a Beatles trap ie get 2 discs put a paddle pop stick each side. Between discs of ally then get a flt sticky trap cut to size put one disc the use 2 part resin just a drop on paddle pop stick make 6 3 each side of hole that easy 😂 Beatles will go straight in a bee can not ps first disc tig spot weld to base plate. Winner 🥇 dead black turds to clean I made a wedge steel to crack discs apart. 6 can kill over 200 Beatles at any given time that fly tape is lethal. They are a cylinder pull tab hang up type. When ya place on discs use a stainless needle and fill in area of discs bottom.😂

[@brettellis1837]

Note on ally plate paddle pop sticks can be use as well any shape just glue with 2 part resin cover on sticks ice cream lid plastic is the ducks nuts.

[@SF2BeeRanch]

What would happen if the Luan was full size n framing on top for strength.... would that give you a flatter surface with less places for Beatles to hide? Ya got me to wandering round in my head😊💭 don't know much... 3rd yr nu🐝 Thanks for sharing your wisdom n faith 🙏

[@JeffHorchoff]

My only problem with using the luan to the edge and then adding the frame work is the end grain exposer to the luan. By placing the luan inside of the frame work, no edge grain is exposed. Keep up your efforts, the world needs as many beekeepers as it can get. Thanks for watching. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@jimwaldele9084]

TY,, from ohio,, where it 4* and bout 7 inches of snow,, building bee stuff is my plan till it warms up,, i love the wood working knowledge of the little thing that make it better overall,,, hats off to you, ty jim

[@JeffHorchoff]

I know that the woodworking builds are not the favorite of most viewers, but I know there are many out there that can appreciate it, plus, I just love making this type of video. Thanks for watching. God's peace Jim. Mr. Ed

[@jimwaldele9084]

@@JeffHorchoff ty if was not for building alot of my own bottoms n tops, i run vent box as well, so i build much of my stuff couldnt keep bees were not for that thanks again,,

[@MERRLINN]

Thanks!

[@JeffHorchoff]

No, thank you. God's peace Larry. Mr. Ed

[@philaandrew100]

Nice covers, exactly the same design we use here in West Australia.. ('cept we don't have to deal with Beetles) Personally I would be building a jig on a turn table to put them together. Build it once and use it for the next 20 years😁

[@JeffHorchoff]

That's pretty cool that those are the same covers you use in Australia, I did not know that when I designed them. And I thought I was being clever making it hard for a beetle to hide. A fixture for the purpose is a good idea and you may see it the next time I build inner covers. Thanks so much for your support and for taking the time to watch my videos. Until the next one, God's peace Phil. Mr. Ed

[@philaandrew100]

@@JeffHorchoff Yours are a much better design. The ones here are not rebated and the stringers are butt jointed... Rely on the plywood to hold them together... The more upmarket ones are the same as the commercial one you showed

[@redfish440]

Thanks Jeff, happy new year!!

[@JeffHorchoff]

Happy New Year to you and Janet as well. I hope both of you fully recover and get to enjoy all the good things of this coming year. God's peace Steve. Mr. Ed

[@dilongurung6722]

Honestly Nice workshop u got Sir..❤ n beautiful explanation 👏

[@vladislavkolarik8019]

It's EASY when you walk in to the work shop with all machines, try making them with our all those machines. We can nor afford equipment like that all I have is a drop saw, planer And router. None of those fancy tables all hand machines.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I agree, we do have a very nice shop with some great tools to use. However, with the exception of the sander, most garage shops have a jointer, a planer, a router, a chop saw, a drill press, a table saw, and brad nailers. Granted, ours are pretty fancy, but still they are all basic tools in a wood shop. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@brianbennett4374]

Looks great 👍 Thanks for the video 😊.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Thanks Brian, and thanks so much for taking the time to watch the video and leave your comment. Until the next one, God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@Bibleblessings.Outop1957]

Thanx for sharing this information with us. With clear instructions. God bless

[@kathysarmcandy1992]

Up here in Ohio I alway keep a 2 1/2 spacer with two 3/4 screened holes facing away from the Winter winds, Then a 1" deep inner cover-1/2 ply with 1x1 around the edge so it won't warp. The the top cover. Year round. Superior ventilation, in late Fall I fill the spacer with sugar bricks for the winter. In the event I forget to add another super, they got space to fill instead of swarming. Works for me.

[@JeffHorchoff]

I feel so bad for all northern beekeepers, you guys have to work so much harder to keep your bees alive. Very happy to hear you have found what works for you and your bees. Thanks for watching. God's peace Ron. Mr. Ed

[@rodneymiddleton9624]

Thanks Jeff!

[@wilmafeuerstein434]

Hi Mr. Ed I'm out of rubber bands so I thought it's the right time before purchasing to ask you, what size of rubber band do you use for the cutouts. Mine are too small and do not fit the diagonal way as yours do.Thank's for your videos, always enjoy them.💕👍🙋‍♀

[@JeffHorchoff]

They are 7 inch X 1/8 inch and I get them from Amazon, the link is below. Thanks for watching. God's peace Wilma. Mr. Ed Alliance Rubber ALL27405 Rubber Bands- Size 117B- 1 lb.- 7in.x.13in.- Natural Brand: Alliance

[@wilmafeuerstein434]

@@JeffHorchoff Thank you so much for your quick help. I very appreciate this. May GOD bless you and your family. Thank's for making all that interesting and entertaining videos.💕👍🙋‍♀

[@SquidSquid-x9u]

Mr Jeff, what material are you using for the board itself? And why you prefer it. Thanks in advance!

[@JeffHorchoff]

The board material is 1/4 inch luan, and the reason I use it is because it is very thin and light. Plus, we have lots of it as drop off from projects in the shop that can be used at no cost to me. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace

[@BKBerger]

Was the wood you used purchased commercially or found from trees on the property?

[@JeffHorchoff]

I bought the wood from a lumber mill about 15 miles from the abbey. It was very reasonable, $2.00 a board foot. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I look forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace. Mr. Ed

[@BKBerger]

@ I don’t always get time for the live videos, but watch them later. I hit thumbs up watch or not. God bless.

[@dennisbarney869]

Very nice, About what do you pay a board ft for the rough cut wood. Cypress I have to drive to Fort worth to get rough cut about 1.5 hrs away s4s is way to expensive. Iv always wanted to build a few complete hives out of cypress just Couse LOL. Thanks for another great vid. Are you having a live tomorrow.

[@JeffHorchoff]

When I went to the mill I paid $ 2.00 a board foot for the cypress, about half the price of buying it from the lumber company. Of course, it was not select, but for what I needed it for it was perfect. I will be going live every first Saturday of the month, hope you will bee able to join in on some of them. Thanks for watching. God's peace Dennis. Mr. Ed

[@johnwilson3866]

Hey Mr. Ed, are you going to wax dip your inner cover boards or would that make them kind of "bumpy" with any excess wax?

[@JeffHorchoff]

I am going to wax dip them. It will be the first time I have done that so we shall see what happens. Thanks for watching, and I hope you will check out more of my over 600 bee wrangling/ bee rescue adventure videos and let me know what you think of them. By the way, I post a new video every Friday morning, and I go live each first Saturday of the month as well. Looking forward to hearing from you again soon. God's peace John. Mr. Ed

[@johnwilson3866]

@JeffHorchoff Love watching their videos. I have learned so much about by beekeeping from them

[@webbyb76]

Is that pine?

[@JeffHorchoff]

The outside trim is cypress and the plywood is 1/4" luan. Thanks for watching. God's peace Wendy. Mr. Ed

[@lewiemcneely9143]

If you say so. Jesus weekend and don't crash sledding. GBWYou and Yall

[@OkieRob]

Are you volunteering to build us some? Asking for a friend 😂

[@JeffHorchoff]

Only for you Okie...but you have to come pick them up yourself. Happy New Year, and God's peace brother. Mr. Ed

[@aristeugallinati]

Aqui aprendendo sobre estas capas internas. Tens todas máquinas nescessárias para marcenaria. Parabéns. Sentindo tua falta, no meu Canal Oficial. APIÁRIO GALLINATI.

[@JeffHorchoff]

Tenho que concordar, a marcenaria da abadia tem algumas ferramentas MUITO boas que tornam qualquer projeto de marcenaria muito mais fácil e rápido. Vou passar no seu canal e assistir. Paz de Deus irmão. Sr.

[@branmcg9844]

Have fun in shop class. not my cup of tea.

[@JeffHorchoff]

You were missed, and I did not even give a test afterwards. God's peace Bran. Mr. Ed

[@branmcg9844]

@@JeffHorchoff Your to kind Professor.

[@princenephron7546]

Jeff, I think you're thinking about it backwards with respect to places beetles can hide. It's not so much that it's a place to hide as it is a place bees can -sequester- beetles and keep them at bay. Bees won't run beetles OUT of the hive, so the next best thing is providing cracks for the bees to imprison the beetles. Thought experiment: if there weren't any cracks or gaps for bee to run the beetles into, would the bees have an easier or harder time keeping the beetles off of the comb where they can lay eggs? Answer: it'd be a much more difficult job. For the bees. You actually WANT cracks for the beetles to "hide" in. Doing away with them entirely makes it harder on the bees, ironically.

[@princenephron7546]

Oops, didn't mean to strike through sequester. Lol

[@JeffHorchoff]

I agree with you to a point. However, if there are no cracks in the inner cover for the beetles to hide, the bees simply push them out through the hole and keep them at bay above the comb. Plus, having the bottom of the board so near to the top of the frames below it, the space is perfect for the bees to build corrals to push the beetles into and seal up. Great comment, thank you for it and for watching. Until the next one, God's peace Phio. Mr. Ed

[@eyetok_alot]

i found a video, nothing to do with this excelent woodworking, but it got me thinking. can you please take a look and explain what is happening ? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnzMmWmNlr6hfqMsi=n6RK6fjRtPPT3HpJ

[@JeffHorchoff]

Nature is amazing. Who would think the beetle, a natural enemy of honey bees, could actually get the bees to feed them? From what I understand, the way they do it is by using pheromones. The beetle masks it's true identity with bee pheromone and the hive bee thinks it's feeding another bee. Thanks for watching. God's peace Erik. Mr. Ed